(e)
(f)
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what portion of the estimated resources will be allocated to the extension of COMAC's jurisdiction to include public bodies not already covered under the COMAC Ordinance;
whether the estimated additional expenditure of $21 million includes any amount attributable to COMAC assuming the responsibility of making a binding determination?
Reply:
Mr President,
(a)
(b)
In assessing the possible charging impact of the bill in so far as the review mechanism is concerned, because of the lack of a suitable precedent in Hong Kong we referred to a number of similar arrangements in other places. The estimate is essentially based on the staff costs incurred by the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner who has functions similar to those set out for COMAC under the bill, with adjustments for the difference in population size. (The population in Ontario is about 10 million.)
We have assumed for the purposes of this estimate that complaints under the bill would be handled by a separate division headed by a D2 officer. Under him would be 3 investigation teams, each comprising a team leader at Chief Executive Officer (CEO) level and four investigators at Senior Executive Officer (SEO) level. These officers would be supported by 1 translator and 7 secretarial/ clerical staff. The breakdown of the annual staff cost of $18.8 million is as follows:
SM
D2
3 CEOs
12 SEOS
10.7
1 Translator
7 secretarial/clerical staff
ន។
2.0
4.0
0.6
1.5
18.8
(The remaining $2.2 million would be for rental and other expenses.)